Referral of proposed action Proposed Pacific Highway Upgrade - Coffs Harbour Bypass action title: 1 Summary of proposed action 1.1 Short description NSW Roads and Maritime Services (Roads and Maritime) proposes to upgrade the Pacific Highway at Coffs Harbour (the Project). The Project is an approximately 14 kilometre motorway standard road from Englands Road in the south, connecting with the newly upgraded Sapphire to Woolgoolga section in the north. The route passes through the North Boambee Valley, through the Roberts Hill ridgeline and then traverses the foothills of the Coffs Harbour basin west and north to Korora Hill. Some of the key features of the Project include: Building a new four lane carriageway approximately 12km in length connecting the Pacific Highway south of Englands Road roundabout to Korora Hill Upgrading around 2km of the existing Pacific Highway at Korora connecting to the southern end of the Sapphire to Woolgoolga Pacific Highway upgrade project Three possible interchanges at Englands Road to the south, Coramba Road at the midway point and Korora Hill to the north Two possible tunnels at the northern end of the dual carriageway, and a possible tunnel at the southern end at Roberts Hill Ridge. The Project has been determined to be State Significant Infrastructure (SSI) and approval for the Project is being sought under Part 5.1 of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act). This Project is referred to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) as there is a potential for the Project to impact on Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Significant impact assessments have identified that the Project may have a significant impact on the following species and community: Orara Boronia (Boronia umbellata) Southern Swamp Orchid (Phaius australis) Moonee Quassia (Quassia sp. Mooney Creek) Cryptic Forest Twiner (Tylophora woollsii) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus) Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia Threatened Ecological Community. If the Project is determined to be a controlled action in accordance with the EPBC Act, the proponent acknowledges that the assessment of impacts would occur in accordance with the NSW – Commonwealth Bilateral Agreement, which makes provision for Commonwealth matters to be addressed in the NSW Environmental Impact Assessment process. The Project would be undertaken generally within the Project Corridor shown in Attachment C, Figure 1. This represents the outer extent of the corridor in which the Project will be undertaken. 001 Referral of proposed action v August 2016 Page 1 of 67 1.2 Latitude and longitude Point Latitude Longitude Point Latitude Longitude 1 -30.2684 153.1282 26 -30.2887 153.0744 2 -30.2712 153.1203 27 -30.2834 153.0763 3 -30.2729 153.1134 28 -30.2840 153.0783 4 -30.2728 153.1100 29 -30.2791 153.0780 5 -30.2747 153.1085 30 -30.2741 153.0798 6 -30.2718 153.0971 31 -30.2696 153.0885 7 -30.2739 153.0868 32 -30.2687 153.0923 8 -30.2803 153.0806 33 -30.2693 153.0975 9 -30.2822 153.0833 34 -30.2678 153.0972 10 -30.2868 153.0824 35 -30.2675 153.1002 11 -30.2871 153.0837 36 -30.2695 153.1000 12 -30.2967 153.0880 37 -30.2695 153.1156 13 -30.3106 153.0830 38 -30.2657 153.1247 14 -30.3177 153.0850 39 -30.2613 153.1245 15 -30.3195 153.0890 40 -30.2498 153.1316 16 -30.3229 153.0882 41 -30.2460 153.1370 17 -30.3248 153.0851 42 -30.2438 153.1420 18 -30.3339 153.0830 43 -30.2448 153.1438 19 -30.3335 153.0803 44 -30.2479 153.1404 20 -30.3233 153.0827 45 -30.2497 153.1374 21 -30.3153 153.0782 46 -30.2515 153.1340 22 -30.3091 153.0795 47 -30.2560 153.1312 23 -30.2978 153.0839 48 -30.2625 153.1294 24 -30.2961 153.0820 49 -30.2626 153.1315 25 -30.2899 153.0807 50 -30.2687 153.1336 1.3 Locality and property description The Project is located at Coffs Harbour, a coastal city on the north coast of New South Wales, and the local government body is the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC). Coffs Harbour is approximately 540 km north of Sydney and 390 km south of Brisbane (Attachment C, Figure 2). The works will begin south of Englands Road intersection with Pacific Highway, pass through the North Boambee Valley, around the foothills of the Coffs Harbour basin, and re- join the current Pacific Highway at Korora. Coffs Harbour is a Regional Centre on the Mid North Coast of NSW. The existing Pacific Highway through Coffs Harbour is two lanes in each direction and is straddled by the central business district and other major commercial and industrial precincts, with 12 sets of traffic signals now in place to manage traffic. The existing highway through Coffs Harbour is currently carrying around 35,000 vehicles per day, and about 15 per cent of this existing traffic are heavy vehicles. The proposed alignment is located in the foot slopes of the Great Dividing Range to the west of Coffs Harbour, skirting the developed areas of the city and characterised by a rural interface. The Project alignment’s distance from the coast varies from less than one kilometre to seven kilometres and the elevation varies from 6.9 metres to 88 metres above sea level. The landform in the area is crossed by a series of spur and ridge lines which come down from an escarpment. The spurs cut across the alignment and rise rapidly from the adjoining plains creating steep and uneven topography. The location of the Project has a number of unique features including the southern limits of the banana plantations, the relationship to the Great Dividing Range, the visual connection to the coastline and the proximity to the large regional centre. 001 Referral of proposed action v August 2016 Page 2 of 67 1.4 Size of the development The preferred design has not yet be determined and is subject to ongoing footprint or work area refinement to avoid or minimise impacts where possible as part of concept design (hectares) development. A corridor boundary for the Project has therefore been adopted which provides a conservative scenario of the likely area of impact associated with construction and operation of the Project. The footprint of this corridor is approximately 600ha. The Project would be undertaken generally within the Project Corridor shown in Attachment C, Figure 1. The final footprint of the development will be documented in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be prepared for the Project. 1.5 Street address of the site The Project extends from south of Englands Road intersection with Pacific Highway, through the North Boambee Valley around the foothills of Coffs Harbour basin, then re-joins the Pacific Highway at Korora Hill. 1.6 Lot description Parcels of land within the Project Corridor are listed below. This is subject to refinement as part of the EIS and as design progresses. Lot / Deposited Plan 2/1186911 1/872151 102/1150637 2/774470 60/1026815 46/1127854 1/392117 1/270145 40/865042 1/783847 31/1035880 29/270145 2/234384 13/270145 32/865042 61/586574 21/624973 51/1132946 2/527497 3/270145 1/134567 1/246562 13/861055 124/1143313 80/855897 5/270145 101/705525 112/816131 1/270222 114/1143313 21/1007205 9/270145 3/607196 3/590263 18/270145 119/1143313 10/270147 37/1127066 104/1150637 21/1171766 16/270145 120/1143313 7/270147 4/236581 10/634111 101/746064 30/270145 118/1143313 70/855897 226/752834 11/855003 21/564457 17/270145 2/1169284 76/855897 22/624973 2/1161759 12/861055 3/1037158 123/1143313 6/270147 5/820652 103/1132773 1/526830 2/1037158 117/1143313 71/855897 12/733005 1/799262 1/595659 48/270060 116/1143313 5/285565 19/771618 4/834748 232/740659 50/270060 115/1143313 75/855897 1/592173 17/270147 230/740659 18/270222 101/1134647 6/285565 2/814190 18/270147 6/861055 19/270222 410/1144595 7/285565 4/820652 1/772248 51/865042 50/1044665 408/1144595 14/834749 11/748534 21/270147 411/875136 51/1044665 13/1140008 13/834749 2/1146846 11/270147 37/865042 10/1158363 12/1140008 2/270147 4/237458 79/855897 39/865042 2/1052217 48/1138184 1/542426 100/1112799 78/855897 112/856024 6/1112654 101/1210590 2/513393 1/270720 3/285565 122/819109 25/270145 59/1147314 9/834749 1/527497 5/270147 121/819109 26/270145 100/1169428 8/834749 1/270147 4/270147 1/340247 28/270145 50/1142230 2/542426 3/834748 73/855897 14/204336 27/270145 3/1143761 7/236580 7/834748 15/834749 2/711234 62/1017522 2/1143761 4/236580 19/270147 74/855897 1/248318 61/1017522 102/1145073 7/838559 2/593657 1/593657 2/883939 24/270222 101/1145073 806/1194352 22/270147 27/270147 1/509913 51/1153389 167/1152510 20/841807 23/270147 26/270147 9/243418 53/1153389 165/1152510 17/841807 1/285565 12/834749 2/717056 212/1065362 103/1150637 3/838559 25/270147 11/834749 202/800141 211/1065362 100/1150637 22/841693 2/285565 21/834749 391/704229 731/1066743 106/1150637 20/866841 77/855897 100/1197757 392/704229 730/1066743 52/1153389 21/866841 8/270147 232/865993 410/726482 67/1064525 6/1104404 14/1003997 4/285565 21/810697 1/1184888 60/1064525 50/1153389 PT191/752817 72/855897 13/204336 101/134857 61/1064525 12/1158363 31/252600 3/270147 1/1170239 26/596363 2/1168952 1/1161759 30/252600 8/285565 51/843980 12/546173 26/270222 11/1156586 5/794293 28/270147 1/866453 166/1152510 206/1206854 13/1156586 12/270145 29/270147 16/841807 7/861055 10/1071628 12/1156586 349/752834 9/285565 10/841807 51/812046 100/1145073 55/1147314 2/270559 16/834749 21/1200912 21/610078 41/1073233 56/1147314 336/752834 31/270147 22/866841 22/610078 212/1204662 57/1147314 1/377617 32/270147